Tag: Police Crime Fighting

What Works in American Policing: A Strategy-by-Strategy Assessment – R Street Institute

This seven-part series examines major policing strategies through a research-grounded lens, assessing each strategy against multiple criteria:

Credible empirical support
Measurable outcomes
Operational realism (given current staffing constraints)
Constitutional boundaries
Fiscal accountability
Rather than treating policing approaches as interchangeable catchphrases, this series evaluates what the literature actually says about each strategy’s effectiveness and what it means for agencies trying to do more with less while maintaining public trust.

— Read on www.rstreet.org/commentary/what-works-in-american-policing-a-strategy-by-strategy-assessment/

Can’t ‘Beat’ This: Thousands of Cops Will Be Out Of Cars And On Foot Patrol This Summer – Streetsblog New York City

The NYPD will double the number of officers on foot posts this summer — evidence that the NYPD is starting to see the benefit of cops on the beat and not just driving around.
— Read on nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/14/cant-beat-this-thousands-of-cops-will-be-out-of-cars-and-on-foot-patrol-this-summer

Report: Reduce crime with more cops on the streets

A recent report from the John Locke Foundation, outlines the four elements of this intensive community policing policy:

hiring more police officers
increasing salaries 
providing state-of-the-art training and support 
deploying officers as peacekeepers in high-crime, high-disorder neighborhoods
— Read on www.carolinajournal.com/report-reduce-crime-with-more-cops-on-the-streets/

Get a .PDF of the report HERE